Hi Richard, On Wed, 2008-03-12 at 17:38 -0700, Kennard Consulting wrote: > Dear All, > > I am seriously considering switching to Ubuntu for my Java-based > software development. > > My sticking point is I would want a 4 screen setup, so presumably I > need one of those motherboards with two video card slots and two video > cards. > > I'm not wrapped in the idea of spending a lot of time tweaking drivers > and recompiling kernels, so is there any company that specializes in > building and configuring Ubuntu desktops? Could anyone recommend one?
I can't recommend anyone, but I will fill you in on my experience with multihead desktops. A few years ago I spent a couple of hours (ok maybe 3) getting Debian woody running with 3 15" CRTs. I used 1 AGP card and 2 PCI cards, all FOSS drivers. It worked well and didn't take much work on my part. Things have since moved on. If you want to spend a few hours learning something new, a couple of nvidia cards and the binary drivers should do the trick. I currently have an ATI card in my 3yo laptop (running Hardy alpha - 8.04) and I get nice wobbly fading windows and other GL effects. I have also used projectors (mostly) without incident with the FOSS drivers. Things have come a long way since Ubuntu was first released. Given that I am just down the road from you in Belgrave (whois is great), I am happy to try to be of assistance if you want to try to do it yourself. I am sure we can work something out. Cheers Dave -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
